RPC Passes Resolutions Supporting Transportation Sales Tax

Citing the importance of maintaining a quality transportation infrastructure to sustain our local, state, and global economies, the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission’s Transportation Advisory Committee and Board of Directors have passed resolutions in support of Constitutional Amendment No. 7, which is a ¾ cent sales tax to support identified transportation improvement projects over a 10-year period. Amendment No. 7 will appear on the August 5th ballot.

This change is estimated to generate an additional $480 million dollars annually to the state’s Transportation Safety and Job Creation Fund and $54 million dollars annually for local governments. Increases in the gas tax will be prohibited. The tax funds can only be used for transportation purposes and cannot be diverted for other uses.

Projects identified in the Mid-MO RPC region include:

Add lanes to Rte 50 from California to Tipton, a new two lane alternate route around Tipton, and add lanes from Tipton to Morgan County